Abandonment Approved for Canaan Township Road
Athens County commissioners approved vacating a road in Canaan Township starting at Township Road 212 and running northwest through Fred Heavener land after no objections at a hearing. They also awarded bids for three overhead garage doors at the county yard for 729.40 from Overhead Door Co. of Glouster, with Schuster's of Athens the only other bid at 774.50. Total county bills approved total 3894.38 with road maintenance 2174.75 and public welfare 771.82. A boiler policy change reduced risks at courthouses, with Hartford Steam Boiler refunding 140 on a 300 yearly policy. Athens Community Chest totals 3078.17 with drive second week to begin today at Berry Hotel with nine captains overseeing house-to-house packets. campaign to end November 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan Township
Athens County
Fred Heavener
Overhead Door Co
Glouster
Schuster
Athens
Eneral
Hartford Steam Roller Co
Messenger
Berry Hotel
James Householder
W. W. Patton
Gail Watkins
Roger Dean
Howard Brinker
H. C. Taylor
the Plains
Don Nida
Misa Lita Nelson
George Perry
Mechanicaburg
Dally
Athens Countys CROP Campaign Gets Under Way
A ten township drive for the Christian Rural Overseas Program began in Athens County with plans to collect a carload of powdered milk for shipment to overseas needy. Cash contributions are now requested from every farmer, with dairy products, corn, wheat, eggs and chickens also accepted if cash is not convenient. Township chairmen include Clifton Kasier Ames P S Greenier Athens H L McDaniel Canaan E W Swisher Carthage Lee Eliot Lee Ray Bobo Lodi Edgar Dixon Troy Miles E Hoon Waterloo and Harold Koker York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Rural Overseas
Athens County
Athens
Earl Cowan
Cowan
R. M. Bezanson
Dis
Clifton Kasier
Alexander
P. S. Greenier
Ames
H. L. McDaniel
Paul Kinnen
Canaan
E. W. Swisher
Carthage
Lee Eliot
Lee
Ray Bobo
Lodi
Edgar Dixon
Troy
Miles E. Hoon
Waterloo
Harold Koker
York
Farm Loans Available Under Housing Act 1949
J E Miller FHA supervisor for Athens Morgan and Washington counties says loans may be made for construction and repair of farm buildings and land development. Applicants must be farm owners unable to obtain financing and lacking capital. Loans repayable in five to 33 years at four percent. Ohio yearly allocation is 668600. County committee includes Mildred Scott Donald O Neal and John Sheridan. Applications at 612 First National Bank Building Marietta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Miller
FHA
Athens
Morgan
Washington
Columbus
Ohio Farmers Home Administration
Miller
Ross Wright
Farmer's Home Administration Committee
Ohio
Athens County
Mildred Scott
Donald O'Neal
John Sheridan
Vocational Talks Heard By Athens Rotarians
L F Lausche an Ohio University supervising engineer and associate mechanical professor and Walter R Davis associated with Logan Book Store spoke to Athens Rotarians Monday. Lausche is a Wisconsin native and Ohio University has employed him 13 years. Davis, born in Trumbull County, is a OU graduate and WWII pilot whose service took him worldwide ending in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Lausche
Walter R. Davis
Athens Rotarians
Ohio University
W. H. Logan
Logan
Lausche
Wisconsin
Mr. Davis
Trumbull County
China
Oil Ignites At Nye Farm Department Fire
Firemen were called Monday at 5 50 p m to the Nye Farm Department at Stimson and Palmer Streets where a pan of fuel oil burned. Damage was slight but thick smoke filled the building from the burning oil and firemen said sparks from a cutting torch ignited the liquid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nye Farm Department
Stimson and Palmer Sts
Hunters Skip Town For Opening Season On Court Street
On Tuesday morning many Athens officials and clerks were away from work as hunting season began. State Natural Resources officials note pheasant season runs to November 25, grouse to November 26, and rabbits close December 26. Daily hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Sundays. Pheasant bag two cock birds daily, grouse two of any sex, rabbits four per day.
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Court St
Athens
Department of Natural Resources
Examination of dog watched for babies
West end dog owners were warned by Police Chief J B Grogan to keep pets leashed while a large brown hound killed early Monday on Shafer Street is examined for rabies. The animal bled from the mouth and may have bitten six to eight other dogs. County health officials said the county quarantine is year round and dogs should be tied at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
J. B. Grogan
Shafer St
Grogan
Youths Attend Weekend Meet at Jacksons Mill West Virginia
Recreation leadership and officer training were discussed at the Older Rural Youth Organization weekend convention in Jacksons Mill, West Virginia. About 250 attended from Ohio including Evelyn White, Wilbur White, Alvin Swinehart, and Ruth Blaker of Athens County. A group singing recording conducted by Merle Davis of Jackson will air on WOSU at 12:30 Saturday.
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Jacksons Mill
W. Va
Ruth Blaker
Athens County
Ohio
Evelyn White
Wilbur White
Alvin Swinehart
Miss Blaker
Merle Davis
Jackson
WOSU
River Reaches Three Foot Stage After Rain
The Hocking River rose to three feet this morning after Sunday's rainfall marking the first three foot reading since September 1. Temperatures climbed to 45 degrees by 10:45 a.m. with a low of 30 degrees overnight and a prior high of 58 degrees yesterday. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France notes the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking
C. N. France
Wealthy Browns Found Bank of Athens in Albany
Athens County's oldest bank traces to John Brown and his son James Dickey Brown who opened a storefront savings box in Albany near Route 50. The Browns advanced loans to farmers prior to 1867 when the enterprise became Bank of Athens, with John Brown leading abolitionist efforts and founding Atwood Institute. he died in 1875 as institute president.
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Albany
Athens County
John Brown
James Dickey Brown
Athens
Samuel
Bunker Hill
Dover Township
College Hill
Redtown
Bank of Athens
Real estate transfers in Athens County parcels and grants
A list of numerous transfers of land and parcels within Athens County and nearby townships. Names include Conaway Weekley Nolan Koch Byerly and many others with properties ranging from multiple lots in Grandview Highland Addition to acres in Trimble and Rome Townships.
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Mary
Ira Conaway
Harold Conaway
Jacksonville
Paul and
Anna Radford
Hoyt
Madeline G. Weekley
Athens County
Athens Township
Don C
Frances Strawn
Goldie M. Strawn
Ida M. Strawn
Francis L
Margaret A. Nolan
Grandview
Highland Addition
Athens
Alice H. Beeson
State of Ohio
Ohio University
Letha B
Robert C. Hess
Grandview Highland Addition
A. G. Carter
Anna M. Chappelear
Ravenna
Trimble Township
Bessie Butts Markins
Charles Markins
Paul C. Koch
Nelsonville
Helen H. Roach
Oliver P
Elsie M. Colegrove
Daltonhurst
Cora C
W. G. Munn
Edwayd B
Thelma Olive Ice
Albany
Alexander Townseelma
Arch Lee Cullums
Mabel L. Mansfield
Canaan Township
Nora Withers
Charles
Edith Sherman
New Marshfield
Waterloo Township
Helen M. Evans
Cuyahoga County
George L
Helen F. Smith
McKinstry and Parker
Highland Park
Kid's Day Observed By Athens Kiwanis At Varsity Theater
Athens children will be theater guests in a National Kids Day observance Saturday arranged by the Kiwanis Club. Raymond Lee president says refreshments will be served at the 10 a.m. performance. The day aims to raise funds for the youth committee with sponsor tickets and posters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Kiwanis Club
Raymond Lee
Athens Kiwanis
Huel Roseberry
Fred Hampton
E. G. Cliffton
Earl Washburn
L. C. Staats
Mr. Lee
Landis Couple Welcome Anew Son At Athens Route 3
Household notes record the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Landis at Athens Route 3. Other entries list dismissals and residents including Mrs. Clarence Neutzling and son, Mrs. Richard Schloss and son in Athens, and individuals such as Emma Cline, Mrs. Hazel Martin, Mrs. Gertrude Bridge, James Clarke, Mrs. Vivian Waldeck, Lulu Shaw, Rhoda Refett, Ernest Linton, Mrs. Gene Hill, Mrs. Isabella Yeager from various local routes and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Landis
Athens
Clarence Neutzling
Richard Schloss
Emma Cline
Hazel Martin
Shade
Gertrude Bridge
New Marshfield
James Clarke
Vivian Waldeck
Chauncey
Lulu Shaw
Jacksonville
Rhoda Refett
McArthur
Ernest Linton
Stewart
Gene Hill
Isabella Yeager
Turtle Creek
Penn
Fined Jailed on Vagrancy Charge
James Crabtree a 36 year old Nelsonville man was jailed for failure to pay a ten dollar fine and costs after being arrested Sunday night for wandering the streets. He pleaded innocent at a Monday hearing and was found guilty and fined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Crabtree
Nelsonville
W. P. Mickle
Crabtree
Oil and Gas Producers Set for Ohio Association Meeting
Three area producers Neil Matthews of Athens C W Nuzum of Guysville and Roy Proffitt of Racine will attend the Ohio Oil and Gas Association annual meeting in Columbus Friday. Secretary Philip N Faine said the trio are nominees to the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Oil & Gas Association
Columbus
Neil Matthews
Athens
C. W. Nuzum
Guysville
Roy Proffitt
Racine
Philip N. Faine
Association
VFW Meeting Set at Armory Wednesday Evening
Floyd Bolin Post 3477 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at the Armory on Wednesday at 7 30 p m W D Boyd commander announces refreshments to be served after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Floyd Bolin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
W. D. Boyd
Shade PTA Set Thursday Meeting at High School Auditorium
Shade PTA will convene Thursday at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium to discuss upcoming events and member updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade Pta
Driver Fined After Tractor-Trailer Move
Thomas Enney, 31, of Columbus, was fined $10 and costs by Nelsonville Mayor Oral Daugherty after arraignment on a charge of moving a wide tractor-trailer after dark. State patrolmen said the trailer transports construction machinery and requires a special permit not to be moved at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Enney
Columbus
Nelsonville
Oral Daugherty
Enney
Loud to Speak at OU Campus Meeting
Oliver Loud, physics professor at Antioch College, will discuss "Now that Russia has the Atomic Bomb" at an open Progressive Students Club meeting. The event, in Ellis Hall Room 114 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, marks his third appearance at Ohio University, following a previous speech for Henry Wallace's Progressive Party last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Loud
Antioch College
Russia
Progressive Students Club
Ernest Gluck
Ellis Hall
Loud
Ohio University
Gluck
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Student Unable To Recall Fall In Berry Hotel Incident
George Kurtz a 23-year-old Ohio University student who fell from a Berry Hotel fire escape on November 4 suffered a brain concussion and could not tell police the circumstances of the accident. Police reported he had been hospitalized at Sheltering Arms since the injury and had limited memory of events before the mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kurtz
Ohio University
Berry Hotel
Fairview Village
Nancy Reese
David Reese
J. B. Grogan
Kurtz
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Senior 4 H Meeting Planned For Reaper Services
Senior 4 H club members will meet Wednesday at 8 p m in the Athens Grange Hall to plan Thanksgiving reaper services. County extension agent Ross Wright stated the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Grange Hall
Reaper
Ross Wright
Sinus Sufferers Offered 5 Day Free Trial
Read about a no cost five day FREP TRIAL for sinus relief from headaches pressure and drainage. National Laboratories advertises a no obligation trial with return if not satisfied at 357 S Ash Ave Inglewood California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Laboratories
S. Ash Ave
Inglewood
Calif
Adv
Book Week Observed At Edwin Watta Chubb Library Ohio University
The 1949 Book Week runs through Saturday at Edwin Watta Chubb Library on the Ohio University campus with exhibits in the Children's Room. Gertrude Linnenbruegge leads the displays chosen by local school children. A tall story program for fourth to sixth graders is slated Thursday at 4 p.m. and a Friday 4 p.m. Story Hour for all ages follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Watta Chubb
Ohio University
Gertrude Linnenbruegge
Athens
Mechanicsburg
Plaing
Frank N. Jones
Red Cross Annual Meeting Set Thursday
Athens County's Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Berry Hotel private dining room. Herman W. Humphrey, chairman, announced the event and said the meeting is open to all Red Cross members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
The
American Red Cross
Berry Hotel
Herman W. Humphrey
Red Cross
Peace At Last From PERSISTENT ITCH
A damaged OCR item describes relief from constant itching after using Reetol with soothing agents. It notes a dramatic change in comfort and urges readers to consider this remedy over other products.
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Canaan Road
Navy 21
Trict
Rockbridge
Vicks VA
R. E
Mac" McCammon
Mgr
Berry
W. Columbus St
George Appleman
Lservice
Athens Ice & Storage Co
New Straitsville
W. J. Davis
Pol. Ady
County
Gibson
Athens Pharmacy
Kelvinator
Roger Dean's
Fast State St
Avon Place
Ohlo Valley
Carpenter Howe
Agent
Jane Parker Vruit
Chuck
Mens
Maine
Idaho
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